- Date
- June 11, 1989, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Guntersville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8203Hadley Teenie TWO
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890611059169A
- Case key
- 7835
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Probable cause
Undetermined. Factors related to the accident were: lack of a suitable landing area, high obstructions, and a dirt bank.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While cruising at 2000 ft MSL over hilly/wooded terrain, the eng lost power. The pilot was unable to glide to a suitable area for landing. He tried to land in an opening near a highway, then saw power lines & an embankment. While avoiding obstructions, the acft crash landed, then was extensively damaged by ground fire. The acft was moved before authorities could make an on-scene investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8203
- Reported as
- Hadley Teenie TWO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- H11359
- Airframe hours
- 400
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1600CC, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles E. Norwood
- Registered owner
- Charles E Norwood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 8A1 · Guntersville, AL
- Destination
- 20A · Ononeta, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 7 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANB, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.